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Victim of infamous NJ child abuse case tells his story

Tyrone Hill, who now goes by Andrew Edwards, reflects on his life after abuse

09/05/2024

NJ Spotlight News

Victim of infamous NJ child abuse case tells his story

Clip: 9/5/2024 | 4m 52sVideo has Closed Captions

Tyrone Hill, who now goes by Andrew Edwards, reflects on his life after abuse

Andrew Edwards’ name back then was Tyrone Hill and outraged advocates reported New Jersey’s broken foster care agency had utterly failed to protect him, his brothers and ultimately thousands of other kids from brutal abuse. While his case did prompt a massive court-ordered overhaul to fix the system, Edwards himself got shunted from one foster home to another.

09/05/2024

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